Iraq Local News

The Special Military Court sentenced the head of Karbala passports to 6 years in prison for issuing forged passports to Iranians

The head of the security committee in the provincial council of Karbala Aqil al-Masoudi, the court issued a sentence of six years imprisonment against a number of those involved in forgery in the issue of passports issued by Karbala passports department to a number of people outside the province.

Masoudi said in a press statement carried by a number of agencies and websites that the case, which set a dangerous precedent and we have earlier in the hands of a number of files that condemn some officers in the Directorate of Passports Karbala, who trade the issuance of passports to individuals from outside the province and others anonymous pseudonyms constitute a victory for efforts Combating administrative corruption in government departments.

Al-Massoudi added that the convicts were convicted by the judiciary of issuing passports to unknown persons, taking advantage of the exceptional political and security situation in the country and manipulating the capabilities of Iraq by exploiting their positions.

Pointing out that the ruling of the court included the former passport manager and officers, one of them the rank of presenter and another captain, as well as two civilians who participated as a network of corruption in forgery and who were previously thanks to God and the efforts of benefactors from the Director and officers and employees of the Office of Inspector General in Karbala to expose them and reveal their practices Lawlessness.

Former President Saddam Hussein’s yacht, Nasim Basra, has been transformed into a hotel for maritime guides who guide ships on exit and entry to and from the port of Basra. Saddam never set foot in the 82-meter luxury yacht, built in 1981, with its king-size bed and silk curtains around it, as well as the gold-rimmed bathroom and its private barrack.

Iraqi governments have tried since 2003 to find a way to exploit the yacht and other treasures left by Saddam. The yacht, which has been abroad for three decades, has been ruthless in the port of Basra since Iraq recovered it after a judicial battle in 2010. The Yacht Presidential Suite is equipped with Saddam Hussein’s private suites, dining rooms and bedrooms, 17 guest rooms, 18 staff and clinic rooms, where the yacht is offered for sale for $ 30 million.

The government has failed to find a buyer, and the yacht has served over the last two years at the University of Basra, where it has been used to host researchers during their trips to study marine life. “The technical condition of the Presidential Naseem Basra is very good in terms of engines, and two of them are operating, and the generators are operating,” Reuters quoted Yacht captain Abdel-Zahra Abdul-Mahdi Saleh as saying. “They need only periodic maintenance.”

Hence, the authorities decided to permanently anchor the yacht and serve as a hotel and recreation facility for the maritime guides in the port of Basra, especially since many of them live in relatively distant cities. For his part, spokesman for the Iraqi Ports Authority, Anmar al-Safi “Now the ports need to be a yacht station for the rest of the sea guides, at sea.”

Officials said the yacht was built in a Danish shipyard during the Iraq war with Iran and then transferred to Saudi Arabia to protect it from air strikes on Basra at the time.

Saudi Arabia, which disagreed with Saddam after his invasion of Kuwait in 1990, handed over the yacht to Jordan. His subsequent moves were not clear until Iraq followed him in the French resort of Nice.

Al-Rasheed Bank announced on Monday the reasons for the suspension of salaries of retirees and employees, noting that the stop has nothing to do with it.

The bank said in a statement received by Alsumaria News, a copy of it that “the reason for the suspension of salaries of retirees and employees of card holders card is due to the disruption of the electronic system by the International Company for smart card.”

“This stop has nothing to do with it,” the bank said.

It is noteworthy that some employees and retirees complained of not receiving Rabah through the smart card of banks belonging to the bank Rashid.